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1970–71 Chelsea F.C. season

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Chelsea
1970–71 season
ChairmanBrian Mears
ManagerDave Sexton
First Division6th
FA CupFourth round
League CupFourth round
UEFA Cup Winners' CupWinners
FA Charity ShieldRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Keith Weller (13)

All:
Keith Weller (14)
Highest home attendance61,277 vs Tottenham Hotspur (14 November 1970)
Lowest home attendance14,356 vs Burnley (26 April 1971)

The 1970–71 season was Chelsea Football Club's 57th of competitive football, and their 44th in the English top flight.

Squad statistics

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Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Cup Winners' Cup Charity Shield Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England Peter Bonetti 28 0 3 0 4 0 6 0 1 0 42 0
GK Wales John Phillips 14 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 18 0
DF Republic of Ireland John Dempsey 31(2) 1 1(1) 0 2 0 7 1 0 0 41(3) 2
DF England Micky Droy 4(1) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5(1) 0
DF England Ron Harris 38 1 3 0 4 0 10 0 1 0 56 1
DF England Marvin Hinton 20 1 3 0 2 0 3 1 1 0 29 2
DF Scotland Stewart Houston 0 0 0 0 1(1) 0 0 0 0 0 1(1) 0
DF Scotland Eddie McCreadie 14(1) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
DF Republic of Ireland Paddy Mulligan 17(1) 1 0 0 3 0 6(1) 0 1 0 27 1
DF England David Webb 34 4 3 0 4 1 10 1 1 0 52 1
MF Scotland John Boyle 20(1) 0 3 0 1 0 6(2) 0 0 0 30(3) 0
MF Scotland Charlie Cooke 31(3) 1 3 0 3 0 8 0 0 0 45(3) 1
MF England Alan Hudson 34(1) 3 0 0 1 0 9 0 1 0 45(1) 3
MF England John Hollins 40 6 3 0 4 1 8 2 1 0 56 9
MF England Peter Houseman 37(1) 4 3 1 4 0 9 1 1 0 54(1) 6
MF/FW England Keith Weller 36(4) 13 3 0 3 1 8(1) 0 1 0 51(5) 14
MF/FW England Tommy Baldwin 18 2 2 2 2 1 7(3) 2 0 0 29(3) 7
FW England Peter Feely 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
FW England Ian Hutchinson 20 3 1 0 3 1 3 3 1 1 28 8
FW England Peter Osgood 27 5 3 1 3 2 8 4 1 0 42 12
FW South Africa Derek Smethurst 12 3 0 0 0 0 3(1) 1 0 0 16(1) 4
  • Substitute appearances in parentheses. Substitute appearances included in totals

Results

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First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
15 August 1970 Derby County H 2–1 46,969 Hutchinson (2)
19 August 1970 Manchester United A 0–0 50,979
22 August 1970 West Ham United A 2–0 39,240 Weller (2)
26 August 1970 Everton H 2–2 48,195 Mulligan, Hollins
29 August 1970 Arsenal H 2–1 53,722 Mulligan, Hollins
1 September 1970 Burnley A 0–0 14,543
5 September 1970 Leeds United A 0–1 47,662
12 September 1970 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–2 34,889 Harris, Hutchinson
19 September 1970 Coventry City A 1–0 29,328 Hollins
26 September 1970 Ipswich Town H 2–1 38,541 Hudson, Osgood
3 October 1970 Liverpool A 0–1 46,196
10 October 1971 Manchester City H 1–1 51,903 Weller
17 October 1970 Derby County A 2–1 35,166 Weller (2)
24 October 1970 Blackpool A 4–3 24,940 Webb, Weller (2), Hatton (o.g.)
31 October 1970 Southampton H 2–2 44,843 Hollins, Webb
7 November 1970 Huddersfield Town A 1–0 24,631 Baldwin
14 November 1970 Tottenham Hotspur H 0–2 61,277
21 November 1970 Stoke City H 2–1 36,227 Osgood, Bernard (o.g.)
28 November 1970 West Bromwich Albion A 2–2 29,374 Weller, Cooke
5 December 1970 Newcastle United H 1–0 39,413 Weller
12 December 1970 Nottingham Forest A 1–1 20,080 Weller
19 December 1970 West Ham United H 2–1 42,075 Osgood (2)
9 January 1971 Manchester United H 1–2 53,482 Hudson
13 January 1971 Crystal Palace A 0–0 40,489
16 January 1971 Everton A 0–3 43,648
30 January 1971 West Bromwich Albion H 4–1 26,874 Hollins (2), Hutchinson, Smethurst
6 February 1971 Newcastle United A 1–0 34,366 Hudson
13 February 1971 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–1 34,110
17 February 1971 Nottingham Forest H 2–0 19,339 Hollins, O'Kane (o.g.)
20 February 1971 Stoke City A 2–1 26,959 Smethurst, Hutchinson
27 February 1971 Southampton A 0–0 29,937
6 March 1971 Blackpool H 2–0 26,530 Baldwin, Webb
13 March 1971 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–2 49,292 Weller
20 March 1971 Huddersfield Town H 0–0 28,207
27 March 1971 Leeds United H 3–1 58,452 Osgood, Houseman (2)
3 April 1971 Arsenal A 0–2 62,087
10 April 1971 Crystal Palace H 1–1 38,953 Webb
12 April 1971 Liverpool H 1–0 38,705 Lindsay (o.g.)
17 April 1971 Manchester City A 1–1 26,120 Weller
24 April 1971 Coventry City H 2–1 27,517 Smethurst, Feely
26 April 1971 Burnley H 0–1 14,356
1 May 1971 Ipswich Town A 0–0 24,708

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 22 8 12 64 54 1.185 52 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
5 Liverpool 42 17 17 8 42 24 1.750 51 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
6 Chelsea 42 18 15 9 52 42 1.238 51 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round[b]
7 Southampton 42 17 12 13 56 44 1.273 46 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
8 Manchester United 42 16 11 15 65 66 0.985 43 Qualification for the Watney Cup[c]
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Liverpool qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as FA Cup runners-up, as winners, Arsenal, qualified for the European Cup.
  2. ^ Chelsea qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1970-71 European Cup Winners' Cup winners.
  3. ^ Manchester United and West Bromwich Albion qualified for the Watney Cup as the two teams with the most goals that hadn't already qualified for a European competition.

FA Charity Shield

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Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
8 August 1970 - Everton H 1–2 43,547 Hutchinson

League Cup

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Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
9 September 1970 R2 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–1 15,869 Osgood
22 September 1970 R2 (R) Sheffield Wednesday H 2–1 26,646 Webb, Osgood (pen.)
7 October 1970 R3 Middlesbrough H 3–2 28,597 Weller, Baldwin, Hutchinson
28 October 1970 R4 Manchester United A 1–2 47,565 Hollins

UEFA Cup Winner's Cup

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Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
16 September 1970 R1 Aris Salonika A 1–1 50,000 Hutchinson
30 September 1970 R1 Aris Salonika H 5–1 40,425 Hollins (2), Hinton, Hutchinson (2)
21 October 1970 R2 CSKA Sofia A 1–0 45,000 Baldwin
4 November 1970 R2 CSKA Sofia H 1–0 41,613 Webb
10 March 1971 QF Club Brugge A 0–2 23,000
24 March 1971 QF Club Brugge H 4–0
(a.e.t.)
45,558 Baldwin, Osgood (2), Houseman
14 April 1971 SF Manchester City H 1–0 45,595 Smethurst
28 April 1971 SF Manchester City A 1–0 43,663 Healey (o.g.)
19 May 1971 F Real Madrid N 1–1
(a.e.t.)
45,000 Osgood
21 May 1971 F Real Madrid N 2–1 24,000 Dempsey, Osgood

FA Cup

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Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
2 January 1971 R3 Crystal Palace A 2–2 42,123 Baldwin, Osgood
6 January 1971 R3 (R) Crystal Palace H 2–0 55,074 Baldwin, Houseman
23 January 1971 R4 Manchester City H 0–3 50,176

Notes

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References

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  • Soccerbase
  • Hockings, Ron. 100 Years of the Blues: A Statistical History of Chelsea Football Club. (2007)